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ROCK TO PAVE East Side Property-Owners Angry at Council. MILES OF PAVING DELAYED Multnomah Addition, Sell wood, Kcn llworth and Other Suburbs Can Get No Crushed Hock Street Improvement Done. The crushed-rock question will not sleep. Miles of streets on the East Side are wait ing for paving material, which cannot now be had. In Multnomah Addition alone eight miles of paved streets are wanted, but are held up for want of pav ing material. More tiian a year ago it waa decided to cover all unimproved streets In this addition with crushed rock, but not a foot has yet been paved under that movement. The property-owners were ready to spend more than $100,(XK) for improved streets but cannot go ahead because contractors say they can not get crushed rock, and the properly owners do not want ordinary gravel. In Sellwood the property-owners are agitating for the paving of all streets either with crushed rock or gravel. In Kenllworth a movement has been started to Improve and pave all the streets, but the property-owners are hesitating about taking action owing to the, experience of other localities In their effort to get pav ing material. These conditions were set forth by Dr. I,. M. Davis recently at the meet ing of the United East Side Push Clubs, when he pointed out that nearly all street work is held up on the East Side for want of crushed rock. Ho strongly cen sured the Mty Council for not taking ef fective measures to provide paving ma terial and to rgqiilre thel'lty Engineer to expedite plans and estimates for street work. Dr. Davis pointed out that be tween eight and ten miles of streets In Multnomah Addition are held up. Some of these streets have been graded out but there is no crushed rock with which to pave them. J. H. Nolta. of Piedmont, who has been speaking for municipal ownership of rock crushers enough to supply material for more than 18 months, says he has nearly lost heart In the agitation because of the little encouragement received from the Council. He doubts whether relief can he expected-from the Council, although he wants the question of municipal owner ship of rock crushers put up squarely be fore that body. Mr. Nolta has been in consultation with Mayor Lane on this question, and also with the County Court In regard to getting crushed rock from the Kelly Butta Quarry by rail. The Mayor told Mr. Nolta that he favored the city's owning several portable crushers. Mr. Nolta especially favors taking rock from the bottom of the Willamette River and crushing it. This proposition is con sidered a good one If the rock can be ob tained in sufficient quantities at reas sonable expense. The proposition to get in crushed rock from Kelly Butte by rail is being dis cussed. This would necessitate laying a mile and a quarter of track to connect with the Mount Scott branch of the Port land Railway, Light & Power Company, the spur either to be built by the railway company or by the city and county jointly. However, Mayor Lane is not In favor of the material obtained from Kelly Butte, which he thinks not hard enough, although the Government test of the ma terial gives It a high grade for road building. The general committee from the civil clubs on the East Side bas been given instructions to press the import ance of the situation on the Council with a view to getting some definite action. Americanize Philippine Church. MANILA, Dec 17. The first Provincial Council of the Catholic Church in the history of the Philippines is now in ses sion in this city. The bishops and clergy are considering matters important to the church of which the most Important event in the placing of the church upon American basis throughout. The Spanish and other- clergy conform, it Is understood, with this action, which la the result of direct instructions given by Pope Plus X to his delegate here. A magnificent torchlight procession of 35.000 men. women and children took place in honor of the event, which is considered a complete victory for the American bishops, who control church. affairs here. The opposition to the measure has come principally from foreign priests in outly ing districts. OVER A MILLION CIGARS To choose from. Can't help pleasing you, with the Garcia, Lord Baltimore, MI Ho gar finest Havana cigars at Tight prices. Sig. Sichel & Co., 93 Third Street. Washington and Third. Wells-Fargo Building. (Three stores.) Tomorrow and Friday positively the last days for. discount on East Side gas bills. Portland Gas Company. Hanan shoes keep your feet dry. Swans Swoop Down on Japanese Farmer Strange Fight Between Oriental and Flocks of Big Birds That Are Finally Put to Flight. TV JAPANESE farmer, one of the many r who have leased much land around Russellville, on the Base Line road, .had a most thrilling adventure with a flock or white swans last week. He was out plowing In his field, so E. N. Emery says, when suddenly several hundred swans made their appearance. At first he paid no attention, but they soon began circling close down on him. Then they made a sudden sweep and nearly knocked him down. The swans renewed their attack on the Japanese with more vigor than ever. They dashed at him and struck him in passing from all- directions. He sought to drive them off by swingink his hat, but this bad no effect. He theh ran to the nearest fence, followed by part of the flock, and, seizing a rail, defended himself, but still ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL DEBATING TEAM if''..'!!,. fr?. r V . y 1 I . i , J V i ' A. ' '! I - . ' - - ; Lucille Hart, Trader. Mellow Martin. Ina Dow. ALBANY, Or.. Dec. 16. (Special.) The debating team which will represent the Albany High School In the coming series of debates for the high school championship of the state Is composed entirely of girls. It is understood to be the only team in the league which does not have at least one boy member. This forms a singular coincidence in the fact that the team of the Salem High School against which It is pitted la the preliminary debate. Is composed entirely of boys. This preliminary debate will be held In this city next Friday even ing. Salem taking the afTIrmatlva of the question, "Resolved, That the Appropriation, of the Last Legislature for the Uni versity of Oregon should become a law." The three girls were chosen on the Albany team In a try-out In which four girls and four boys participated. Miss Lucille Hart is leader and Misses Melissa Martin and Ina Dow assistants. All three of the debaters are members of the senior class of the High School and are prominent, popular students. All have 4een leaders In the literary work of the school and Miss row and Miss Martin were members of last year's debating team. Mies Martin Is also a leading player on the girl's basketball team of the High School. the swans attacked -him until he had knocked down several. The horse, which the Japanese had left hitched to the plow, was also attacked by more than a score of the angry birds. The animal did the best he could to de fend himself with his heels and teeth, while his owner was wielding his rail at his assailants. Suddenly the whole flock by an Impulse took flight, leaving the Japanese master of the battlefield. "It was the most remarkable and com ical fight I ever witnessed." remarked Mr. Emery. "The Japanese certainly had his hands full. Part of the time he waa half covered by the swans. He fought with the same determination that his comrades fought the Russians. The ground around where the fight took place was strewn with feathers. PRESBYTERY ' IN SESSION Methods' of Soliciting Committee . Come In for Consideration. A resolution that persons canvassing for funds for building churches, buying lots for church purposes, or for the help of home mission enterprises, whether in or out of the Presbytery, must first obtain the consent of the Presbytery, was the chief matter discussed at the quarterly meeting of the Portland Presbytery in the First Presbyterian Church yesterday afternoon. The newa of the destruction of the Forbes-avenue Church by fire at noon yesterday was read at the meeting and a resolution was approved expressing the Presbytery's sympathy for that congre gation. The call ot the Piedmont Church for the pastorial services of the Rev. N. 3. Reeves, was found in order and placed in the hands of Mr. Reeves. Mr. Reeves accepted the call and a committee was appointed to arrange for the installation and the date was. set for December 30, at S o'clock. Dr. W. H. Foulks will preach the sermon. The charge to -the pastor will he given by Dr. W. S. Holt and the charge to the people by Rev. L. Myron Baozer, former pastor of the church. Rev. J. R. Landsborough will preside and propound the constitutional questions. The ministers present at yesterday's meeting were: Rev. B. E. S. Ely, Jr., Dr. W. H. Foulks, Rev. Charles W. Hays, ,,RyvL. MyronBoozer, Rev. Henry Mar- rtlFT UMBRELLAS ffig fV2$ Af e n ar1 Worn n's CfO rtjTJ l'nin Taffeta, with &kjj ng$L be.tutiful handlei' of Tjjj rar1. horn. Ivory, sll- JFjj - ver. erunmptal. natural tjrjj woods with "liver trim- LAV fXJL mlnpfi. The kind yon nnv tV'S for at other tor. TrV p?iB rirlc 7 F TPt Initials tnarrn vrl Free Vti rSv lon-i other stvls to tVS LENNON'S Sf cotte, Rev. H. H. Pratt. Rev. A- W. Wilson, Rev. N. 8. Reeves. The next meeting of the Presbytery will be helfl In Astoria, on the third Tues day in April. KISER'B KRISMAS KAIEKDAB9. Scenic Photos; hand-tinted. 248 Alder. select From. LENNON'S Morrison St.. Opp. Fostofflce. 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